Grain sorghum response to irrigation scheduling with the time-temperature threshold method and deficit irrigation levels

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 451-461

  O'Shaughnessy, S A ^a   Evett, S R ^a   Colaizzi, P D ^a   Howell, T A ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated irrigation scheduling; Grain sorghum; Infrared thermometry; Time temperature threshold

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION; CONTROL METHODS; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; GRAIN SORGHUM; GRAIN YIELD; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; IRRIGATION WATER USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER MEASUREMENTS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; THRESHOLD METHODS; TIME-TEMPERATURE; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

SCHEDULING;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYBRID; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; SORGHUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861637131     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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